Amid a Stock Market Downturn
The Korea Securities Depository (KSD) announced on Jan. 25 that paid-in capital increase in South Korea totaled 34.0998 trillion won consisting of 1,187 cases last year, down 32.6 percent and down 11.8 percent from a year ago, respectively. In KOSPI, 100 cases (down 20 percent) constituted 20.7113 trillion won (down 32.3 percent). In KOSDAQ, 398 cases (down 5.9 percent) made up 8.3744 trillion won (down 13.5 percent).
Last year’s largest paid-in capital increase, 10.2 trillion won, was conducted by LG Energy Solution, followed by Samsung Biologics (3.28 trillion won), SsangYong Motor (1.1819 trillion won) and Doosan Enerbility (1.1478 trillion won). Of unlisted stocks, SK Ecoplant procured one trillion won by paid-in capital increase.
Last year, bonus issue increased 9.2 percent to 2,026.55 million shares. The number of cases deceased 17.1 percent to 209.
In KOSPI, it decreased 64.5 percent to 88.9 million shares. In KOSDAQ, it increased 20.5 percent to 1,578.75 million shares. It increased 25.1 percent to 350.28 million shares in the K-OTC market.